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Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 10:39am

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     Totally agreed about this hypocritical mind-set accepted by so many; a 'request' by an authority legally allowed to use force is never a 'request;' one has no legal right to say "No, not this time." --- I mean, picture when the guns finally come out hearing "Would you put your hands up...please?"

     A while back when public-service (ahem) ads began touting seat-belt buckling up, they often ended the pro-worth points of such with "Besides: It's The Law." That ending made all the former worthless in paying attention to. --- I think that that's when this hypocritical mind-set started getting accepted, and applied everywhere.
LLAP
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 12:34pm

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Tibor wrote:

> Maybe I am making too much of this but my impression is that this fits the picture of a society slowly
> but surely transforming itself from being relatively free to one where the population will pretty much be
> regimented around in most realms of life. If we can be convinced that following orders at the point
> of the gun amounts cooperation, then the police state implications of these policies might be
> successfully hidden from us. Never mind that in the process the English language itself is being corrupted.

I agree completely.
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Jeff

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 12:47pm

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If the airlines themselves required these precautions, there would be no complaint from libertarians, but plenty of complaints from self-important knuckleheads - the type who bitch about the "profits" that the oil companies make on gasoline - and vote Democrat to see the taxes that they pay exceed the evil profits three-fold.

The airlines don't want to have to deal with customers complaining about security. They are happy to foist the job off on the government. We should be protesting the fact that the airlines are using tax money to save themselves the responsibility of protecting their own passengers.

As for the corruption of the language, when I was young (in the '70's & early 80's) and someone tried to boss you around, the response was: "It's a free country!" (I.e., "I'll do as I please, leave me alone!")

I have not heard anyone say "It's a free country" for at least 20 years.

Ted Keer

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 4:59pm

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Wow, I must have been living under a rock. I had no idea it was a no-no to criticise a TSA worker.

Flying is starting to suck all the way around. Coming home from a dinky little town in Oklahoma, from the dinkiest airport in the USA, on the tiniest, feel every single bump plane ever, I was asked to remove my belt before I could board the toy. I sighed, but with a smile. Now I know why the TSA lady looked at me funny. I _sighed_ for crying out loud!

Yeah, I'm so threatening. I just wanted to make my first of three obnoxious connections, and get the hell home. I'll do pretty much whatever they ask me to do.

I've learned that if you check your luggage, no matter how small your bag, you'll get less hassle from the TSA folk. Use a small handbag, and leave the big everyday dump-all purse at home.

It sucks.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 11:29am

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TSA is the worst of the worst: authoritarian but uneducated monkeys. I wouldn't cry a whit if they were all fired and destitute on the streets. I objectively, rationally hate them all.

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Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 2:14pm

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Tibor: "Maybe I am making too much of this but my impression is that this fits the picture of a society slowly but surely transforming itself from being relatively free to one where the population will pretty much be regimented around in most realms of life. If we can be convinced that following orders at the point of the gun amounts cooperation, then the police state implications of these policies might be successfully hidden from us. Never mind that in the process the English language itself is being corrupted."

No, you're not making too much out of this.

Yes, the police state implications of this are being successfully hidden from the majority of Americans (Just imagine when President "it takes a village" grabs the helm!).

And what is being done to the English language is more akin to rape, than corruption.

Tibor, another fantastic article; this one is spot on, and really hits home. - Thanks.

George

(Edited by George W. Cordero on 5/16, 2:15pm)